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FW: New Position - Software Implementation Specialist
by Bill Lober 17 Aug '11

17 Aug '11

Perhaps of interest to someone at Change. I think we circulated an informal listing, but the job is now posted. Bill From: itechstaff-bounces(a)mailman2.u.washington.edu [mailto:itechstaff-bounces@mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of KAREN T. JOHNSON Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 1:27 PM To: itechstaff(a)uw.edu Subject: [ITECH] New Position - Software Implementation Specialist Please forward to any of your contacts/colleagues who may be able to identify qualified candidates or sources. I-TECH has an outstanding opportunity for a Software Implementation Specialist. The Software Implementation Specialist, under the direction of the Global Health Program Team Leader for Haiti and Côte d'Ivoire, will contribute to I-TECH's projects on development and deployment of clinical informatics applications. These applications include the OpenELIS laboratory information system (LIS) and the iSanté electronic medical record (EMR) system, best-practice examples of open-source software projects aimed to reduce global health disparities by improving clinical and public health services in resource-limited countries. I-TECH is partnering with respective local governments and funders to develop and support the LIS and EMR systems. The World Health Organization has named health information systems as a key building block for health systems strengthening in developing countries. Accordingly, health informatics is a key program area in which I-TECH applies technical expertise from within University of Washington and within its country offices, to strengthen health systems in the countries where I-TECH works. This is a full-time position based at the I-TECH offices in Seattle. The Software Implementation Specialist job requires up to 10% travel to countries with inadequate public health and safety infrastructure. Travelers must be prepared to follow the UW and US government recommended precautions and prophylaxis for disease. Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information science, or a related field AND At least 2 years of experience as a software analyst or programmer (requirements analyst, technical analyst, functional analyst). Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. APPLICATION PROCEDURES: For complete details and to apply, please visit the University of Washington Human Resources Website - https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidates/default.cfm?szLocationI… Search for Requisition #76585. This position closes on August 31, 2011.

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Fwd: [ICTD2012] Formal Call for Open Sessions, ICTD2012
by Yaw Anokwa 12 Aug '11

12 Aug '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICTD 2012 Scholarships <scholarships(a)ictd2012.org> Date: Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 08:10 Subject: [ICTD2012] Formal Call for Open Sessions, ICTD2012 To: ictd-announce(a)lists.ictd2012.org We invite you to propose an Open Session at ICTD2012, taking place at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA from 12th to 16th March, 2012! Accompanying the full papers program on the 13th and 14th March are two further days of events with a less formal flavor to take place before and after (on the 12th and 16th). These lively and diverse sessions made a major contribution to the spirit of the conference in London in 2010 and, with your input, they can be an exciting and integral part of the experience in Atlanta. Open Sessions vary widely in theme and style, including panels, discussions, SIGs and workshops. They may be a whole day, or run for just 90 minutes. They may be run in a language other than the official conference language of English (we are particularly interested in a French and/or Spanish program). And the application process is simple and quick. Openness is an important part of what makes these sessions special. Organisers choose the structure, theme and approach of their program, while anyone registered for the conference can attend as many open sessions as they wish, without the need to pre-register for them. We ask you to present your proposal on the Open Sessions form (at the URL below), giving us details of who is involved and what you want to do. We are happy to approve a wide range of sessions providing they meet the minimum criteria listed below (although we may have to adjust the time we offer each team, based on number of accepted submissions). If accepted, we ask you to be creative, entertaining and thought-provoking and to work with us to fit a tight agenda. Types of session might include: · Workshops · Panels/Debates · Special Interest Groups (SIGs) · Roundtable Discussions/Fishbowls · Open Spaces/Unconferences/Wildcard sessions · Performances/Storytelling · Anything you design that engages a range of people over a short, focussed session Previous themes have included creativity, ethics, accountability, practitioner roles, reflections on the conference, development theory, climate change, gender, area studies, burning topics, new directions, notions of knowledge, language specific mini-conferences, report consultations, technology practicums, and more (seehttp://www.ictd2010.org) ICTD2012 can include an even wider range of content, all related to ICT and Development. Open sessions proposal submission deadline: Oct 7th 2011 (11:59pm UTC) For more on the main conference, see our website at: http://www.ictd2012.org or follow us on Twitter: @ICTD2012 and Facebook: ICTD 2012 Atlanta Contact us with any questions at: opensessions(a)ictd2012.org Criteria for acceptance and review process Proposals for sessions will be reviewed by the open sessions committee and judged on the following criteria. Each session should be: · Open to any interested conference attendees, up to a specified maximum number · Accessible to a highly interdisciplinary ICT and development audience · Lively, participatory and inclusive in style and content as appropriate · Relevant to the themes of the conference · Demonstrating careful planning and a clear structure · Neatly summed up in a 50 word description, as well as a longer explanation of how your intentions will be achieved (as suggested on the form provided) · Designed so that you leave the session space tidy afterwards (Note: working outside in a range of spaces may be possible, but will need backing up in case the weather is unseasonal) · Presented on the Open Sessions form available at: http://www.ictd2012.org/opensessions Key dates: · Proposals submitted: October 7th 2011 · Results announced: December 9th 2011 · Revisions and detailed planning: January-February 2012 · Conference: March 12-16th 2012 Open Sessions Committee Chair Ann Light, Northumbria University opensessions(a)ictd2012.org Open Sessions Committee Benjamin Akinmoyeje, Management Sciences for Health Arul Chib, Nanyang Technological University Jill Dimond – local liaison, Georgia Institute of Technology Helani Galpaya, LIRNEasia Ricardo Gomez, University of Washington Dorothea Kleine, Royal Holloway University of London Robin Mansell, London School of Economics Gillian Marcelle, Wits Business School Judith Mariscal, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas Thomas Smyth – local liaison, Georgia Institute of Technology Eduardo Villanueva Mansilla, La Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (Scholarship Update: In the email sent yesterday announcing the Call for Scholarship Applications, it incorrectly stated that the scholarship sponsor was the ACM. The correct scholarship sponsors are Microsoft and the IDRC. Please see the conference website at www.ictd2012.org for full information on the Scholarship Application process.) _______________________________________________ This is the ICTD2012 announcements mailing list at ictd-announce(a)lists.ictd2012.org To unsubscribe go to https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/ictd-announce or send email to ictd-announce-leave(a)lists.ictd2012.org Visit us on the web at http://ictd2012.org

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2nd ACM DEV (2012)
by Rohit Chaudhri 11 Aug '11

11 Aug '11

Fyi, the cfp and deadlines for the 2nd ACM DEV conference, co-located with ICTD 2012 in Atlanta, GA is out: http://dev2012.org/cfp.html dates: Submissions due: October 21, 2011 Author notification: December 16, 2011 Camera-ready: January 30, 2012 Conference: March 10-11, 2012

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Fwd: International Conference on Wireless Technologies for Humanitarian Relief (ACWR2011)
by Gaetano Borriello 11 Aug '11

11 Aug '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: P. Venkat Rangan <venkat(a)amrita.edu> Date: Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 9:46 AM Subject: International Conference on Wireless Technologies for Humanitarian Relief (ACWR2011) To: gaetano(a)cs.washington.edu Dear Dr. Gaetano Borriello, Greetings from Amrita University! We are hosting the first International Conference on Wireless Technologies for Humanitarian Relief (ACWR2011, cosponsored by both IEEE and ACM, www.amrita.edu/acwr2011/) scheduled in Kerala, India on December 18-21, 2011. It is one of the most beautiful locations right on the backwaters of the Arabian Sea, we have got a reputed list of people coming, and we have begun to receive excellent submissions both nationally and internationally. A large number of researchers, practitioners, and students from all over India and many other parts of the world are expected to attend and benefit from the conference. It gives us great pleasure to invite you to come and deliver an invited address. We all feel that the attendees will immensely benefit from your highly valuable scholarship, expertise, and experience. May we also request you to encourage your students, colleagues, and friends to send in paper submissions. The conference proceedings will be published by ACM and IEEE, and the best papers from the Conference will be published in Elsevier's Ad Hoc Systems Journal and Pervasive and Mobile Computing (PMC) journal. The last date for submission of papers is August 31, 2011, and the acceptances will be finalized by September 30. Interesting special events are also planned: a Ph.D. students' conclave, panel sessions, backwater rides, etc. We are expecting to be able to offer a travel grant of about $700 to author of each accepted paper. With best wishes, Maneesha Dr. Maneesha V. Ramesh Head – Wireless Networks & Applications Amrita University Venkat Dr. P. Venkat Rangan Vice Chancellor Amrita University -- ****************************************************************************************** www.amrita.edu/acwr2011 - The first International Conference on Wireless Technologies for Humanitarian Relief (ACWR2011), sponsored by ACM SIGCOMM, SIGMM, SIGMOBILE, and IEEE scheduled to be held on December 18-21, 2011. The conference will be held at the Amrita University campus in Kerala, INDIA, close to the deployment site of one of the largest wireless sensor networks for landslide monitoring and detection. The conference proceedings will be published by ACM and IEEE. The best papers will be published by Elsevier’s Ad Hoc Networks Journal and Springer’s Multi-Media Technologies and Applications. ******************************************************************************************

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Ruby on Rails engineer openings at San Francisco-based social enterprise
by Rosalyn Mahashin 08 Aug '11

08 Aug '11

Hello, Change agents, My organization, Samasource, is seeking Ruby engineers to help us achieve our mission to connect refugees, youth and women living across the globe through microwork via the Internet. Feel free to contact me at rosalyn(a)samasource.org if you have any questions. -Rosalyn Mahashin The Company: Samasource is a social enterprise that connects people living in poverty to work via the Internet. We are a small, dynamic team committed to changing the world with an innovative business model. To get a quick overview of what we do, watch this 50 second video on YouTube of two of our workers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96bSBNRCSoQ and this 9 minute TEDx talk our founder gave: http://vimeo.com/9305118. The Code We're building a distributed work system customized to our unique ecosystem. This is a big space with lots of unsolved problems, and there's plenty of room for a creative developer to innovate and help shape the future of distributed work. The Tools We keep up with the latest Rails 3.0.X releases, test with Test::Unit/Shoulda, use Redis for some fanciness, plan with Pivotal Tracker, and template with Haml and SASS. See something missing? Are we doing it wrong? Tell us; better yet, show us. Responsibilities: - Write elegant, high quality, unit-tested code. Be prepared to send in samples of work that you're proud of, bonus points for contributions to open source projects - Proactively communicate with workers and customers to understand and fix problems - Fearlessly learn new technologies and comprehend new problem spaces - Share your work with internal and external stakeholders in team meetings and at conferences Requirements: - 2+ years of experience working in Ruby - 3+ years of relational database experience - Strong working knowledge of unit testing frameworks - At home in a very fast-paced environment with a high level of ambiguity

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FW: ADVERT_Local Senior Technical Advisor Tanzania -- Application DEADLINE August 9, 2011
by Sherrilynne Fuller 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Hello all -- Please share this opportunity. Thanks Sherri Sherrilynne Fuller, Ph.D. Professor Biomedical and Health Informatics School of Medicine and Information School and Department of Health Services (Adj) School of Public Health Roosevelt Commons Building, Suite 400 4311 11th Ave NE University of Washington Box 354985 Seattle, WA 98105 206-616-4575 206-616-5149 (FAX) <mailto:sfuller@u.washington.edu> sfuller(a)u.washington.edu

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Open BTS: Open-source cell phone network could cut costs to $2 per month
by ashish makani 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

Hi Folks An interesting article on OpenBTS https://www.engineeringforchange.org/news/2010/06/21/open_source_cell_phone… (via http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2838493) More info @ 1. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1647763 2. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/083010-open-source-voip-cell-phones-a… 3. Some technical details in an interview with David Burgess http://blog.ecomm.ec/2009/02/david-burgess-on-openbts.html On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 2:50 PM, ashish makani <ashish.makani(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Hi > > An interesting idea & some insightful discussion, on creating a utopian > layer of the internet which is independent of ISPs. > > http://wiki.omegasdg.com/index.php?title=Project_Kleinrock > > via http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2668887 > > Best, > ashish > > On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 3:10 AM, ashish makani <ashish.makani(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hi Folks >> >> GNU Free Call is a new project to develop and deploy secure self-organized >> communication services worldwide for private use and for public >> administration. >> It uses the open standard SIP protocol and GNU SIP Witch to create secured >> peer-to-peer mesh calling networks . >> >> It may have interesting applications for truly secure, open & >> decentralized communications, which can stay up, in the event of a natural >> disaster etc. >> >> http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=14 >> >> via http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2322881 >> >> Best, >> ashish >> > > > > >

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Student programmers needed for web-based global health software
by Jan Flowers 01 Aug '11

01 Aug '11

UW Clinical Informatics Research Group (CIRG) is looking for one or more student programmers (undergrad and RA) with strong programming skills (Java, Struts framework, Selenium, Jenkins/Hudson, SQL, or similar) to work on web-based software for global health clinical laboratories. Hours are flexible. Looking for motivated people with experience in most of the following areas: Web application development using Java or equivalent Javascript, XML, and/or AJAX Unix/Linux operating systems, Tomcat and Apache Automated testing strategies and development (Jenkins/Hudson) MySQL, PostgreSQL, or equivalent SVN or other version control repository Healthcare delivery or clinical information systems Excellent written and verbal communication skills More details about what the software is can be found here: https://sites.google.com/site/openelisglobal/ and http://code.google.com/p/openelisglobal/ Please reply to Jan Flowers, jflow2(a)uw.edu<mailto:jflow2@uw.edu> with interest, CV, and availability.

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Fwd: Dimagi Software Developer Opening
by Yaw Anokwa 01 Aug '11

01 Aug '11

a lot of us in the ictd group at cse work pretty closely with the folks at dimagi. they are great company to work for if you are interested in writing code that runs all over the world. --------------- Dimagi is looking for exceptional software developers to join our ranks. We are a small and growing social enterprise based in Boston but our systems are deployed primarily in rural Africa and Asia. We offer a fun and stimulating environment, a chance to see the world, and to make a difference in places that need it most. At Dimagi, you can do right by coding well. We work on a broad range of issues, including strengthening community health programs, electronic medical records, care coordination, and remote data collection. We have projects in over 20 countries including in Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Ethiopia, India, Bangladesh, Senegal, Mexico, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Kenya, Afghanistan and the United States. We are seeking a full-time programmer to join our core team in Boston and lead or support development on multiple projects. The ideal candidate prefers small organizations to large ones, multi-tasking to single-project assignments, desires significant international travel and field work, and a highly social atmosphere. Our developers share a passion for rapid prototyping, design iteration, learning multiple technologies, scaling our impact, and focusing on making things work in the challenging field environments. We view our culture as one of our greatest assets, and culture fit is as important to us as technical expertise. We are highly collaborative with our partner organizations who utilize our technology, a strong advocate for open source, and support building local software capacity in the countries where we work through our "Coded in Country" initiative. Depending on the specific skill set and preference, the candidate would focus on one of more of the following projects: - Core developer on an open source J2ME and Android mobile health application for community health workers. - Core developer on a Python/Django/CouchDB based web application to help manage community health programs. - Core developer on our SMS platforms to support patient outreach or supply-chain logistics - Core developer on our care coordination platform to support cervical cancer screening and home based cancer care programs. Required Skills: - Excellent programming skills - Excellent technical documentation - Excellent communication skills - Excellent problem solving and debugging skills to troubleshoot complex deployments - Self-managed Representative Technologies (not requirements for application, though please highlight any relevant skills): - Python and Django - Java/Android/J2ME - Javascript/jQuery - CouchDB Love your work. At Dimagi, you will have a tremendous freedom to pursue your own interests and grow your skill set as well as make a real impact across the world. Our developers have traveled to 20 countries in the last 5 years. The position is available immediately. Please send your resume and cover letter to jobs(a)dimagi.com.

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Special Issue "Research on ICT4D in Latin America"
by Carlos Rey 30 Jul '11

30 Jul '11

<Sorry for cross posting> I though this information may be of interest to some people on the lists. The/Information Technologies & International Development (ITID) journal /opens this call for research articles on "Research on Information and Communication Technologies for Human Development in Latin America", for a Special Issue to be published in 2012. Research papers may be submitted in English or Spanish. If acepted for publication, they will be proffesionally translated and published in both languages in this Special Issue. Deadline February 20, 2012. Please see the full call for papers in both Spanish and English for more information. Sincere regards, Carlos -- Carlos Rey Moreno Investigador Fundación EHAS - www.ehas.org Soluciones TICs apropiadas para zonas rurales de países en Desarrollo Edificio de Biblioteca, Despacho B013, E.T.S.I.T URJC Camino del Molino s/n - 28943 Fuenlabrada (Madrid) - ES Tel.: +34 91 488 87 13 / Móvil: +34 666 01 92 82 Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: creym Si quieres estar al día de las actualidad de las TIC para el Desarrollo, suscríbete en http://lists.ehas.org/listinfo.cgi/ticxdh-ehas.org

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